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Place Created: Gettysburg, PA
Year Created: 1863
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This photograph, titled A Harvest of Death, was taken by photographer Timothy H. O'Sullivan between July 4 and 7, 1863. The photograph depicts the bodies of soldiers killed at the Battle of Gettysburg on part of the battlefield. The photograph became representative of the brutality of The Civil War and achieved celebrity status in the United States.
Source: National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001
National Archives Identifier: 533310
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